Torbat-e Heydarieh
Torbat-e Heydarieh is a city and capital of Torbat-e Heydarieh County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,390, in 31,869 families.
The name Torbat in Persian means Burial place, thus the name of the city means Burial Place of Heydar named after Qotboddin Heydar a Sufi mystic whose tomb lies in the heart of the city.
In ancient times this city was known as Zaveh and in the 19th century it was known as Torbat-e Ishaq Khan or Torbat-e Isa Khan after Ishaq Khan Qaraei the powerful chief of the local Qarai Turks who ruled as a semi-autonomous governor of Torbat-e Heydarieh and Khaf from 1801–1816. It is located in the center of Khorasan province in Iran. This city is famous for its Zafaran lands. It has the first rank in the world for producing Saffron or Zafaran in Persian.Photo Gallery
Notable people
- :fa:لاله اسکندری|Laleh Eskandari, born 1975 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian actress
- :fa:رضا رفیع |Reza Rafi, born August 1968 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian writer, satirist, journalist, and showman
- :fa:سعید سهیلی|Saeed Soheili, born 1959 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian director and script writer
- Setareh Eskandari, born 15 June 1974 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian actress
